abstract:The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 () was an Act of Congress providing for several kinds of economic stimuli intended to boost the United States economy in 2008 and to avert a recession, or ameliorate economic conditions. The stimulus package was passed by the U.
In early 2008, with the country veering towards a recession (even though nobody wanted to call it that at the time), President Bush signed the EconomicStimulusActof2008.